New Methods of Geostatistical Analysis and Graphical Presentation

Preface. Foreword. Part One: Basic Concepts, Aims and Contents of this Book. 1: Introducing Geostatistical Methods through Simple Examples. 2: Applications of Geostatistical Methods Contents and Limits of this Book. 3: Geosets of Populations Distributed over a Pre-Determined Territory. 4: Further Considerations on Geosets of Territories. Part Two: Graphical Presentation of Geographical-Statistical Data. 5: Evolution, State-of-the-Art and Problems of Statistical Mapping. 6: Graphical Rational Patterns: General Considerations - Applications to Simple Statistical Maps. 7: Comparative Maps. Part Three: Parameters Measuring Characteristics of Primary and Derived Geosets. 8: Proportion and Territorial Coverage of Surpluses and Matches, Densities. 9: Centers of Geosets. 10: Parameters of Dispersion and Oblongity of Geosets, Principal Axes.11: Parameters of Form (Shape of Territories and Patterns of Population). 12: Parameters of Position of Geosets - Coincidence, Congruence, and Similarity. Part Four: Summary Comparison of Geosets by Measuring the Minimal Distance from Them. 13: The Minimal Distance between Geosets: Aims, Ways of Calculation, Examples. 14: Properties of Minimal Distance Triangle of Distances, Joint Analysis of Several Minimal Distances, Measuring Inconsistency. 15: Decomposition of ASMD (Average of the Squares of Minimizing Distances). 16: Minimal Distance between a Geoset gG and Geoset gJ Obtained by Transforming the Coordinates of gG. Eliminating Influences of Position and Dimensions from Minimal Distance. Part Five: Epilogue. 17: Some Concluding Remarks. 18: The Computer Program Used in this Book.

`The Chief aim of this book is to present the reader with an integrated system of methods dealing with geographical statistics (`geostatistics') and their applications. It sums up developments based on the vast experience accumulated by Professor Bachi over several decades of research. Interest in the quantative locational aspects of geography and in the common ground of geography and statistics has grown rapidly, involving an ever-increasing spectrum of scientific disciplines...the present volume will fill a genuine need as a text book, as a reference work, and as a practical aid for geographers, applied statisticians, demographers, ecologists, professional staff of oficial statistical agencies, and others.'
E. Peritz, G. Nathan, N. Kadman